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Mac Pro, Mac OS X Virtual Desktops Announced at WWDC

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the and-many-more dept.

haym37 writes "Of the many announcements yet to come at WWDC, the first is the announcement of the Mac Pro. The Mac Pro contains two Intel Xeons, up to 3 GHz, and is supposed to be 1.6x to 2.1x the speed of the PowerMac G5 quad. It can hold up to 2 TB of internal storage and up to 16 GB of memory. The graphics card can be up to a Radeon x1900 or an FX4500. The case will be the same as the PowerMac." MacRumors.com is providing running coverage from the floor (Note: "[U]pdates will be automatically inserted at the top of the updates section. Do not reload manually."), including another announcement that OS X will include virtual desktops. What a great idea!

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  1. Damn... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    looks like Vista is gonna be delayed another 4 months now.

  2. Re:I'm a mac fanboy but by amliebsch · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not much of a time machine if it can't go into the future and retrieve the documents I haven't written yet.

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    If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else.
  3. Ooooo I want one! I want one! by Stormwatch · · Score: 4, Funny

    I want-- oh, wait.

    *checks wallet*

    Uh, I want a Mac mini. With fries and a chocolate milkshake, please.

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    Circumcision is child abuse.
  4. Re: Copying Scorecard by dch24 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Look, I know I haven't taken the time to research this properly, but I thought you'd like to read this:

    Xerox Parc: The GUI, +1 Brilliant
    Apple II: The Usable GUI on a home computer, +1 Informative
    Apple II: Hierarchical File System, +1 Interesting
    Apple II: 3.5" Floppy, +1 My Favorite
    MS-DOS: Directories, -1 Redundant
    Macintosh: QuickTime, +1 Interesting
    Macintosh: 44khz 16-bit sound, +1 Funny
    Microsoft: Windows, -1 Offtopic
    Microsoft: MPC standard (attempt at multimedia), -1 Overrated
    Macintosh: SCSI, +1 Fast
    Macintosh: 68030 multitasking, +1 Useful
    Microsoft: Windows 3.1, -1 Redundant
    Macintosh: Apple Menu, +1 Informative
    Microsoft: Windows 95 Start Menu, -1 Redundant
    Microsoft: Windows 95 Recycle Bin, -1 Offtopic
    Macintosh: PowerPC, changing processor architectures, +1 Gutsy
    Microsoft: Windows NT Alpha, -1 Unsupported
    ... (skip ahead, I'm in a hurry) ...
    Macintosh: OS X, +1 Drool
    Microsoft: Windows 2000, -1 Bugfix
    Macintosh: BSD utilities included, and the OpenDarwin project, +1 Insightful
    Microsoft: TCP/IP stack, -1 Stolen
    Macintosh: Spotlight, +1 Useful
    Microsoft: Windows Vista, -1 Nothing To See Here, Move Along

    Okay, and the preliminary scores are:
    Xerox Parc: +1
    Apple: +12
    Microsoft: -10

    And for the record, I don't own a Mac. (*shakes wallet, hears two nickels rub together*)

    Does somebody want to reply to this with a more comprehensive and accurate list? I've gotta go watch "The Pirates of Silicon Valley."